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I am from NY originally so I can be a little biased. Nurses have a great deal of autonomy here. Most of the doctors are great. I only work in large teaching hospitals by the way. I heard from other travelers the housing is not as great as the other cities they have been to. I will be leaving in two weeks for John Hopkins in Maryland.
Shands in Gainesville is a HUGE system-tons of nursing research comes out of this hospital;affiliated with UF-lots of students and residents. Gainesville is a typical big college town-traffic is murder on football Saturdays, and it is hot as $@^% until the end of September. Sarasota is on the (Gulf of Mexico) west coast-nice affluent area. I worked at Sarasota Memorial in the CIC for 8 months (8/05-3/06)-nice hospital-I had a good experience, although the unit wasn't overly challenging.
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Hey all! Time for me to start looking for another assignment. What do you think of ...
1. NYC-Beth Isreal, Columbia, Cornell, St. Luke's
2.Florida-Shand's, Sera sota(spelled right?)
3.Virginia-Inova System in Alexandria or Falls Church
4. D.C.-Any hospital??
Let me know what you all think or have heard. My specialty is ICU/CVICU/MICU/SICU. Thanks!!!
p.s. my recruiter has "wonderful" things to say, but she I need opinions from nurses with REAL EXPERIENCES as these places. Thanks!!
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